Persecution of Homosexuals in the Third Reich — Photograph

A couple dances at the "Eldorado," a nightclub frequented by members of Berlin's homosexual community. The nightclub, along with other similar establishments, was closed by the Nazi government in the spring of 1933. Berlin, Germany, 1929.

An author and actor who was imprisoned in 1937 for 27 months for homosexuality. In 1942, he was deported to Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he was a prisoner for three years. Berlin, Germany, before 1937.